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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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