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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education have enabled people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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