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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning have empowered humans all over the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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