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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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