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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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