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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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