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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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