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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic education technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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