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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to understand these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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