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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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