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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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