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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in digital education technology enable students all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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