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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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