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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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