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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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