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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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