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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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