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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in electronic educational technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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