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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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