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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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