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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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