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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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