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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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