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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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