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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology are empowering students all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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