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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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