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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning have empowered people all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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