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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge 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 resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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