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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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