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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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