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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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