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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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