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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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