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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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