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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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