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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are considering now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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