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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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