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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better understand these new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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