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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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