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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better understand these open education endeavours. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the thrilling 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 authoritative new book also talks about the major 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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