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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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