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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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