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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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