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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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