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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants desire to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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