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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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