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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to understand these new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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