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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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