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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Seychelles to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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