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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. People want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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