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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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