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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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