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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. People want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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