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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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