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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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