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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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