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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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