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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning are enabling students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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