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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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