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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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