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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to understand these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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