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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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