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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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