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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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