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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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