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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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