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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. People want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources