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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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