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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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