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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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