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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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