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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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