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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the major 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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