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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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