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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to understand these significant new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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