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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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