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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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