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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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