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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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