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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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