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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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