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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Educators want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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