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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in digital education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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