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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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