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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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