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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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