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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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