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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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