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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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