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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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