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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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