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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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