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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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