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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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