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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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