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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology enable humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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