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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning have enabled students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to understand these open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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