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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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