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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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