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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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