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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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