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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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