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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in digital education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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