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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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