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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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