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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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