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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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