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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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