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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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