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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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