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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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