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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better perceive these open education ventures. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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