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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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