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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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