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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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