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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in online education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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