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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open education ventures. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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