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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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