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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in digital education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open educational initiatives. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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