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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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