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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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