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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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