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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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