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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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