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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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