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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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