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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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