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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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