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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open education ventures. People want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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