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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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