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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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