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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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