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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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