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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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