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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in digital education technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to understand these compelling new open education ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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