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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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