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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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