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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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