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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in elearning have enabled students all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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