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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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