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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in digital education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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