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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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