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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the 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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