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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in digital education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also analyzes 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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