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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in electronic education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These 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 technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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