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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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