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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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