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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology enable students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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