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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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