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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education have empowered students all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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