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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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