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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. People want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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