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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in digital education technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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