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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning technology are enabling students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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