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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in digital education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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