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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the 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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