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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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