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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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