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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Marshall Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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