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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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