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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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