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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the key 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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