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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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