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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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