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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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