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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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