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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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