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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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