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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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