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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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