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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for facts the dramatic 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 gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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