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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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