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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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