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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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