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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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