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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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