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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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