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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in elearning are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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