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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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