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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also analyzes 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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