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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Marshall Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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