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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently 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 variety of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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