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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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