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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also studies the key 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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