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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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