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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in digital education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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