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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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