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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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