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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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