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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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