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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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