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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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