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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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