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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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