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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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