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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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