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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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