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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in digital education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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