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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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