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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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