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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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