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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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