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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in digital education technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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