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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in digital education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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