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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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