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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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