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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education enable students all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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