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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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