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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in digital education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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