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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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