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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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