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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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