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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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