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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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