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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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