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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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