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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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