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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open education ventures. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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