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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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