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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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