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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in online education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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