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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the 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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