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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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