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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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