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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Paraguay to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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