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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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