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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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