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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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