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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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