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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these fascinating new open education initiatives. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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