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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education are empowering people all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major 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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