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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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