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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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