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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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