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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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