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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better perceive these new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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