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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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