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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning have empowered students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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