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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in digital education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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