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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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