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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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