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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open education ventures. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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