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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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