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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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