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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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