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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better perceive these new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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