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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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