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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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