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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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