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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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