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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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