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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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