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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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