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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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