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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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