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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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