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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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