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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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