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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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