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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better grasp these fascinating new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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