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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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