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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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