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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning make it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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