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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning are enabling humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. People want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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