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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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