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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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