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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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