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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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