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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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