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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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