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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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