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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic education technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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