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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in digital education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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