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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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