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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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