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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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