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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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