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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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