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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually 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 several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. People want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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