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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are free 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 numerous issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the 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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