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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning enable learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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