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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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