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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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