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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online education are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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