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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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