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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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