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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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