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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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