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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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