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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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