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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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