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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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