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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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