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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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