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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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