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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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