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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning are enabling students all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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