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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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