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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in digital education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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