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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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