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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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