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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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