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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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