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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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