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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic education technology enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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