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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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