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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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