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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in learning technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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