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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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