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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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