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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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