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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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