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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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