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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Comoros to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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