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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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