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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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