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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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