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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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