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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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