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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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