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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology have empowered learners all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the key 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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