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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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