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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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