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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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