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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in digital education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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