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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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