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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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