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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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