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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Anguilla to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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