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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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