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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic 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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