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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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