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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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