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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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