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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands 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 institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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