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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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