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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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