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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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