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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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