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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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