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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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