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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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