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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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