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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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