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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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