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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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