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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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