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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology enable learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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