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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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