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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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