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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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