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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers 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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