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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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