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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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