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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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