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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education have empowered humans all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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