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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education