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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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