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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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