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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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