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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open education initiatives. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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