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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important 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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