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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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