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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are considering today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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