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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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