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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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