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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly 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 definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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