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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning have enabled people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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