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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning have empowered students all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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