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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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