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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in digital education technology enable humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Oman to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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