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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Students want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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