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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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