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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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