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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to understand these new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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