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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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