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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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