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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Uruguay to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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