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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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