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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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