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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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