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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning have made it possible for students all over the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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