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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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