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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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