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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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