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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the major 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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