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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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