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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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