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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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