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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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