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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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