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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better understand these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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