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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines 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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