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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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