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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in digital education technology are enabling students all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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