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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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