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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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