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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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