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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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