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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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