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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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