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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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