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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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