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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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