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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology enable people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Students want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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