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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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