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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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