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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these fascinating new open education endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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