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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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