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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in digital education technology are empowering students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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