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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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