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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better understand these new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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