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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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