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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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