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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in digital education technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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