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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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