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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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