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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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