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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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