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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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