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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in elearning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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