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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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