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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open education undertakings. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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