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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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