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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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