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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open educational initiatives. Professors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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