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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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