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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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