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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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