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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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