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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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