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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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