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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily 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 several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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