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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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