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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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