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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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