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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in digital education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these MOOC classes? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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