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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Togo to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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