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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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