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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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