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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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