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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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