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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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