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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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