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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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