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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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