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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in digital education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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