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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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