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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning enable students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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