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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the key 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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