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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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