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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational ventures. Scholars want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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