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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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