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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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