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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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