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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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