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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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