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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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