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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning enable students in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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