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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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