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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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