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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online learning enable humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. People want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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