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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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