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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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