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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Martinique to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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