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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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