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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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