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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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