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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also studies the most important 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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