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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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