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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to understand these significant new open educational initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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