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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education ventures. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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