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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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