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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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