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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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