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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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