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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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