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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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