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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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