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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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