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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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