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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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