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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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