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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in digital education technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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