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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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