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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major 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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