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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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