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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Students want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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