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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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