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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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