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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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