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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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