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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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