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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses 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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