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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners 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 a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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