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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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