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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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