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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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