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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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