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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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