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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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