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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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