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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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