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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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