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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to understand these new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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