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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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