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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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