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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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