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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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