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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. People want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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