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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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