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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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